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Hi Chris, Engineers tend to think alike. I also treated my AVR procedure the way I would approach an engineering design problem. I read and researched medical publications and anything I could get from the Internet. My surgeon actually commented that engineers are at a disadvantage because...

Hi Chris, Because my surgery trauma was less than yours ( I did not have a full median sternotomy), I am walking just about like you; I walked just under a mile yesterday. However, walking outside in Phoenix at this time of year subjects one to a lot of pollen, and I unfortunately suffer from...

Hi Chris, I am so glad to hear that it looks like you have turned the corner and on the road to a great recovery. I am a fellow engineer and had my AVR surgery for a bi-cuspid aortic valve on Monday, 3-25-13. Like you, I was blessed to have God working through the hands of my extremely...

So glad to hear that Chris's surgery went well. I hope they can manage his pain and that his recovery proceeds smoothly.